He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter.
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The countless gold of a merry heart,The rubies and pearls of a loving eye,The indolent never can bring to the mart,Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury.William Blake
As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.
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I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee? I happy am, Joy is my name. Sweet joy befall thee!
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And because I am happy and dance and sing,They think they have done me no injury.
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The Goddess Fortune is the devil's servant, ready to kiss any one's ass.
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As the air to a bird or the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible.
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